Airline Safety Investigation (classroom)

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5-day (40 hours) classroom course

During the five days of the airline safety investigation course, airline staff members will learn how to participate in an aircraft accident and serious incident investigation, in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 Standards. You will also learn about the concepts, techniques and tools necessary for your airline to conduct effective internal safety investigations. Special attention is given to understanding the underlying causes of accidents and incidents in order to improve safety and prevent future occurrences.

Course Code: TALP-25

Course format

• This classroom course provides 5 days (40 hours) of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• Take this course at an IATA Training Center, Regional Training Partner, or on-demand as in-house training.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Prerequisites

• Participants should have prior knowledge of Safety Management System concepts.
• Recommended level is Intermediate and Advanced.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

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In-house training

To arrange in-house training for your company, please complete the in-house training request form or contact the Training Specialist in your region.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Describe basic processes underlying the management of safety by an airline
• Summarize a Model of Accident Causation
• Explain basic concepts of Human Factors in aviation and the related models
• Identify the training requirements for airline safety personnel to support ICAO Annex 13 investigations
• Demonstrate the importance of the airline safety reporting program for internal safety investigations
• Apply important tools for the airline internal safety investigation

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Basic processes underlying the management of safety by an airline
• Model of accident causation
• Human Performance in the safety investigation
• Training requirements for airline safety personnel to support ICAO Annex 13 investigations
• Importance of the airline safety reporting program for internal safety investigations
• Tools for the conduct of an airline Internal Safety Investigation

Activities

• Exercises
• Case studies
• Assessment

This course is recommended for:

• Operational and technical airline staff
• Safety managers

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.